Friday’s Forgotten Book: Death in the Fifth Position by Edgar Box
I love mysteries that involve the performing arts. The dichotomy between the action on the stage and behind the scenes is fascinating. My favorite Ngaio Marsh books are those she set in her world of theatre. I was surprised to learn recently that Gore Vidal...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: Long Shadows by Carol Carnac
A well-read copy of the last book Edith Caroline Rivett (1894–1958) wrote under the name Carol Carnac came my way recently. Its price, modest relative to better preserved copies, made its acquisition a given, despite my goal to stop buying books. (Ha ha) Long Shadows...
Friday’s Forgotten Book: The Draycott Murder Mystery by Molly Thynne
The Draycott Murder Mystery by Mary Harriet (Molly) Thynne (1881-1950) was published by the Frederick A. Stokes Company in 1928 and reprinted by Dean Street Press in 2016 with an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans. It was originally released under...